towards rear, ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, edged right and ran green towards finish
led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to join leader 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
tracked leaders, headway to join leaders 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
close up, pushed along 5f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
very slowly away, recovered to rear of field after 2f, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
raced wide, held up, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders
MILROW has obvious claims after finishing runner-up to a subsequent handicap winner in a Chelmsford maiden race. Rated 79 after that effort, Martyn Meade's colt has the beating of Canford Crossing and Cat Royale on these terms. Muaither finished a modest third over track and trip on his recent debut but improvement is expected from him while Barton Lodge is related to a couple of Listed winners and makes more appeal than The Magic Pencil and Our Little Sister of the newcomers.
Barton Lodge (IRE) Fastnet Rock colt out of Queen Cleopatra.
Canford Crossing (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 22 3/4l behind Nokhada (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (3) pol in Dec.
Cat Royale (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Disobedience (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Milrow (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt and went right start, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never a threat, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Cape Of Glory (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (4) pol in Jan.
Muaither (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Dwelt, and slowly into stride, chased leaders, ran green, outpaced 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 4, 6 3/4l behind King of Dreams (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Norse Castle 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Estidraak (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
The Magic Pencil (IRE) Dream Ahead gelding out of Kylemore.
Our Little Sister (IRE) Big Bad Bob filly out of Rehearsed.